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<p>Case studies are used to reflect on the treatment of patients with dementia hospitalized at the Geriatric Department of the Faculty hospital in Prešov, emphasizing human dignity in clinical practice. The discussion is focused on the palliative care of patients with severe dementia. The biomedical method, which respects human dignity is defined by means of inductive, deductive, and normative bioethical methods. They make it possible to provide guidelines for palliative care and individualized prognosis strategy. An analysis of health status of individuals with severe dementia enables us to offer a clinical definition of purposeful treatment based on normative justice and decision-making that reflects the patient’s best interest, thus respecting their dignity. An evaluation of a patient’s care is based on a biomedical method that considers the dementia stage. Applying a bioethical model in a holistic context preconditions the human rights of patients with dementia.</p>
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Case studies are used to reflect on the treatment of patients with dementia hospitalized at the Geriatric Department of the Faculty hospital in Prešov, emphasizing human dignity in clinical practice. The discussion is focused on the palliative care of patients with severe dementia. The biomedical method, which respects human dignity is defined by means of inductive, deductive, and normative bioethical methods. They make it possible to provide guidelines for palliative care and individualized prognosis strategy. An analysis of health status of individuals with severe dementia enables us to offer a clinical definition of purposeful treatment based on normative justice and decision-making that reflects the patient’s best interest, thus respecting their dignity. An evaluation of a patient’s care is based on a biomedical method that considers the dementia stage. Applying a bioethical model in a holistic context preconditions the human rights of patients with dementia.

Dignity of individuals with dementia, palliative care, and futile treatment

Ethics & Bioethics

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Case studies are used to reflect on the treatment of patients with dementia hospitalized at the Geriatric Department of the Faculty hospital in Prešov,...

Dignity of individuals with dementia, palliative care, and futile treatment

Published Online: May 27, 2023

Page range: 38 - 50

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ebce-2023-0009

Keywords
dementia, dignity of human being, palliative care, medical treatment futility, biomedical method

© 2023 Rudolf Novotný et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Dignity of individuals with dementia, palliative care, and futile treatment

Published Online: May 27, 2023

Page range: 38 - 50

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ebce-2023-0009

Keywordsdementia, dignity of human being, palliative care, medical treatment futility, biomedical method

© 2023 Rudolf Novotný et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
dementia, dignity of human being, palliative care, medical treatment futility, biomedical method